What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substitute Health Fitness Specialist - Plymouth, MN position at Worcester Communities?
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Summary
NIFS is looking for a team member to join our team at a premier senior living community in Plymouth, MN! This is a flexible, substitute opportunity offering a wide range of fitness experience! NIFS is hiring substitute Group Fitness Instructors and Fitness Specialists who can cover classes and fitness center hours when our staff take time off for vacation, training, or illness. The best part, you set your schedule and accept the shifts that work for you! The Health Fitness Specialist substitute follows the direction of the Manager.
Essential Duties
Summary
NIFS is looking for a team member to join our team at a premier senior living community in Plymouth, MN! This is a flexible, substitute opportunity offering a wide range of fitness experience! NIFS is hiring substitute Group Fitness Instructors and Fitness Specialists who can cover classes and fitness center hours when our staff take time off for vacation, training, or illness. The best part, you set your schedule and accept the shifts that work for you! The Health Fitness Specialist substitute follows the direction of the Manager.
Essential Duties
- Assesses health status of members, ranging from apparently healthy to high risk, to provide exercise and other wellness-related counsel/recommendations unique to each individual
- Teaches group exercise classes onsite; provides a range of acceptable activities to meet various fitness levels of class participants; adheres to appropriate safety guidelines
- Supervises fitness center and uses educational background and other relevant training to accurately and safely answer member questions related to health, fitness, and wellbeing
- May conduct orientations according to the facility layout, membership policies/procedures, and Quality Assurance guidelines
- Establishes an ongoing positive and professional rapport with members
- Partners with other staff to help clean equipment and other areas of the facility as needed
- Maintains familiarity with and abides by the policies stated in the NIFS Employee Handbook
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Education and/or Experience
- Degree in a health-related field preferred
- Relevant work experience required; experience with older adult clientele preferred
- Ability to teach basic balance, chair exercise and muscle conditioning group fitness classes; where applicable, aquatic experience preferred
- Fitness-related certifications (CPT, CSCS, etc) acknowledged
- Current CPR/AED/First Aid certification required
- May at any time be required to submit to and successfully pass a background check and/or drug screen.
- May be required to complete and pass a TB skin test
